Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '20 at 15:04
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 967 86% 730 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 47.6 Parallax 42.2 40% 46.1 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 38.5 33% 40.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 728GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 425 457 454 462 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 441 SusWrite 426 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 58 190% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 274GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 98 97 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 107 Write 81.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 98.6 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 103 114 119 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 79.5 Write 96 Mixed 74 SusWrite 108 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 66%
Sabrent Disk Dev 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 113 114 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 126 Write 127 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 113 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 107%
Sabrent Disk Dev 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 112 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 167 Write 132 Mixed 85 SusWrite 112 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 104%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,322x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16